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SAINT DEAMON Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS

Frontiers Records has announced the signing of the Swedish/Norwegian melodic metal sensation SAINT DEAMON. The group's debut album, "In Shadows Lost From The Brave", will be released on January 25, 2008. This group, named after a fictive ghost rider called S. Deamon, was formed in 2006 by drummer Ro...

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TALISMAN Schedules Italian Dates

According to NoruManiacs.com, long-running Swedish-American melodic hard rock band TALISMAN — which revolves around Jeff Scott Soto (JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Marcel Jacob (bass, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) — has scheduled two dates in Italy in December: Dec. 14 - Borderline - Pisa Dec. 15 - Tempo Roc...

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OPETH: Drum Tracks For New Album Completed

OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: "Mission: Impossible = Possible? "That's the way I always feel facing a recording, but yes, we're doing just fine. "Axe [Martin 'Axe' Axenrot] nailed the drums [for the new OPETH album] in seven days which is just beyond me! The guy is...

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OPETH Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

Swedish metallers OPETH have been confirmed for next year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AT THE GATES COMMUNIC DIMMU BORGIR EVILE MOONSORROW OPETH PRIMAL FEAR SWALLOW THE S...

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AYREON: '01011001' Cover Artwork Revealed

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has revealed the cover artwork for its new album, "01011001", due in Europe on January 28, 2008 (one day later in the U.S.). The track listing for the effort is as follows: CD1 - Y: 01. Age Of Shadows (incl. "We Are Forever') 02. Com...

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DREAM THEATER's 'Progressive Nation' Tour To Feature OPETH, 3 And BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME

New York progressive metal pioneers DREAM THEATER are set to unveil their maiden voyage of "Progressive Nation", a package tour they will headline that will also feature the talents of OPETH, 3 and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME. The tour is the brainchild of DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, who expla...

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SYMPHONY X, EPICA, INTO ETERNITY To Team Up For North American Tour

Progressive metallers SYMPHONY X will embark on a North American headlining tour in April 2008. Support on the shows will come from EPICA and INTO ETERNITY. The dates are as follows: Apr. 04 - Cambridge. MA @ Middle East Apr. 05 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theater Times Square Apr. 06 - Philadelphia, PA...

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MERCENARY Singer Checks In From Recording Studio

Vocalist Mikkel Sandager of the Danish metallers MERCENARY has issued the following update: "Today is quite a big day for me as I finished the final clean parts and did all of my screaming parts for the next MERCENARY album. The album has a title but that's not official yet. "I think it is safe ...

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INTO ETERNITY Begins Work On Concept Album

Extreme progressive metal leaders INTO ETERNITY have completed the touring cycle for their highly acclaimed album, "The Scattering of Ashes", and are currently hard at work on material for their much-anticipated new recording, which guitarist/vocalist Tim Roth says will be the group's first conceptu...

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AYREON: New Album Track Listing Revealed

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has announced the track listing for its new album, "01011001", due in Europe on January 28, 2008 (one day later in the U.S.). It is as follows: CD1 - Y: 01. Age Of Shadows (incl. "We Are Forever') 02. Comatose 03. Liquid Eternity 04....

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OPETH To Begin Recording New Album Tomorrow

OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: "On October 28 at 9:20 AM my wife gave birth to our second daughter, Mirjam Ebba Maria Åkerfeldt. She is so beautiful, just looking at her brings me to tears! Who'd known that I, a bum from the Stockholm suburbs would be the father of t...

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DRACONIAN: New Album Title Announced

Swedish doom metal band DRACONIAN have issued the following update: "DRACONIAN's fourth album is now completed. It was born in Fascination Street studio (OPETH, KATATONIA) in Örebro, Sweden, during September. For this recording the band invited U.S. NOVEMBERS DOOM vocalist Paul Kuhr for the narrativ...

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OPETH: Entire 'The Roundhouse Tapes' 2-CD Set Available For Streaming

OPETH's "The Roundhouse Tapes" double CD is available for streaming in its entirety at MP3.com. Due in the U.S. on November 20 via Peaceville Records (released in Europe on October 22),the cover artwork for "The Roundhouse Tapes" has been posted at this location. According to a press release, "The...

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MERCENARY Vocalist Issues Recording Update

Vocalist Mikkel Sandager of the Danish metallers MERCENARY has issued the following update: "Right now I have finished my third day of recording the vocals for the next MERCENARY album. "As always, it is very very exciting to be allowed to make the vocals for such talented made music. They have done...

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AYREON: Complete List Of Guest Musicians For New CD Revealed

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has revealed the complete list of musicians who appear on the group's new album, "01011001", tentatively due in January 2008. It is as follows: Vocalists: Daniel Gildenlöw (PAIN OF SALVATION) Tom Englund (EVERGREY) Hansi Kürsch (BLIN...